Moths of the Month (Adult Macros)
The National Moth Recording Scheme's database has records for each of the species for a vice county for a given month. The photographs are taken from the Scottish County Moth Recorders' Voucher Archive. If the Archive has a photo of the species for the Vice County then that will be shown, otherwise a photo from another Scottish VC will display.
A simple algorithm has been used to provide an indication of abundance of the species in that month (not of its abundance generally) for records since January 2000. This has been based on the number of records (not the counts within records) that the moth has for that month in that VC compared to the
total counts for that VC in that month for all species. Some inappropriate categories may therefore be shown, but any species with 'Very Unlikely', or for beginners 'Unlikely' against them should be verified with your CMR.
Common Swift
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Regular)
Single-dotted Wave
(Frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Regular)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Dingy Shell
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Regular)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Shark
(Frequent)
Lyme Grass
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Rufous Minor
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
Campion
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Sand Dart
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Orange Swift
(Infrequent)
Thrift Clearwing
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Regular)
Birch Mocha
(Infrequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Mottled Grey
(Infrequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Infrequent)
Marsh Pug
(Infrequent)
Netted Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Regular)
Bordered Pug
(Infrequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Infrequent)
Puss Moth
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Regular)
Red-necked Footman
(Infrequent)
Gold Spangle
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Regular)
Rustic
(Infrequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Confused
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Infrequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Infrequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Sword-grass
(Regular)
Common Quaker
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Regular)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Infrequent)
Dotted Clay
(Infrequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Infrequent)